CIE 801 Class

CIE 801 Class

Infobox Locomotive
name=CIÉ K801 class
powertype=Diesel-hydraulic
gauge=RailGauge|1600|lk=on
railroad=GNRB (1954-1958)
CIÉ (1958-1976)
Galway Metal Co., stationary power source, 1976–1995
numinclass=1
builder=Maschinenbau Kiel, Germany
buildmodel=800 D
builddate=1954
firstrundate=December 1954
roadnumber=800 (GNRB)
K801 (CIÉ)
length=convert|11.3|m|ftin|abbr=on
weight=convert|57.6|t|lb|abbr=on
poweroutput=convert|800|PS|kW|abbr=on|lk=on at 750 rpm
cylindercount=
primemover=MaK
enginetype=MA 301 A
tractiveeffort=convert|112|kN|lbf|abbr=on (Starting),
convert|26|kN|lbf|abbr=on at convert|60|km/h|mph|abbr=on,
convert|18|kN|lbf|abbr=on at convert|80|km/h|mph|abbr=on
transmission=Voith L 37 zUb hydraulic
uicclass=D
topspeed=convert|80|km/h|mph|abbr=on

The "Type K", number 801 was a diesel locomotive which was allocated to Córas Iompair Éireann (CIÉ) following the disbanding of the Great Northern Railway Board (GNRB) in 1958.

History

The single locomotive of this class was acquired by the GNRB in December 1954 and became their number 800.

It was built by German builders Maschinenbau Kiel (MaK), who built over one hundred of these "Type 800 D" locomotives between 1953 and 1965. [ [http://www.loks-aus-kiel.de/index.php?nav=1400749&lang=1 MaK type 800D history & data (in German)] ] It was delivered free of charge for trials and unloaded at North Wall, Dublin on 1954-12-14. The locomotive closely followed German practice being fitted with an 800 hp MaK diesel engine, feeding power to the rails through a Voith torque converter. The locomotive shared many similarities with the less powerful Deutsche Bundesbahn class V65, it had a "D" (8-coupled) wheel arrangement and was controlled from an off-centre cab.

Following trials on both goods and passenger trains the locomotive was purchased by the GNRB for the sum of £29,500.

Following the dissolution of the Board in 1958 it was allocated to CIÉ and was renumbered K801.

It was withdrawn in 1976 and acquired by the Galway Metal Company as a power source for its equipment being partially scrapped around 1995. The remains of this unique loco were cut up in February 1999.

Livery details

* GNRB: Dark blue

* CIÉ: Green, and later black with a white stripe.

Model

The K Class model is based on the DB (Deutsche Bahn) V65. This is available from ROCO [http://www.bahn.hfkern.de/Roco/Dt_V265.html] in HO scale. Steve Johnson’s site has more detail, [http://website.lineone.net/~sjohnson40/Loco%20Profiles/KClass.html] .

References

External links

* [http://groups.msn.com/IrishRailwayTechnologyandinformation/_whatsnew.msnw Irish Railway Technology and Information -reporting on all aspects of irish railways]


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